diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/fs/FsHealthService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/fs/FsHealthService.java
index 1aae961f48974..f33d62409c546 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/fs/FsHealthService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/fs/FsHealthService.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public class FsHealthService extends AbstractLifecycleComponent implements NodeH
     private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(FsHealthService.class);
     private final ThreadPool threadPool;
     private volatile boolean enabled;
+    private volatile boolean brokenLock;
     private final TimeValue refreshInterval;
     private volatile TimeValue slowPathLoggingThreshold;
     private final NodeEnvironment nodeEnv;
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ public StatusInfo getHealth() {
         Set<Path> unhealthyPaths = this.unhealthyPaths;
         if (enabled == false) {
             statusInfo = new StatusInfo(HEALTHY, "health check disabled");
+        } else if (brokenLock) {
+            statusInfo = new StatusInfo(UNHEALTHY, "health check failed due to broken node lock");
         } else if (unhealthyPaths == null) {
             statusInfo = new StatusInfo(HEALTHY, "health check passed");
         } else {
@@ -150,7 +153,16 @@ public void run() {
 
         private void monitorFSHealth() {
             Set<Path> currentUnhealthyPaths = null;
-            for (Path path : nodeEnv.nodeDataPaths()) {
+            Path[] paths = null;
+            try {
+                paths = nodeEnv.nodeDataPaths();
+            } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+                logger.error("health check failed", e);
+                brokenLock = true;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            for (Path path : paths) {
                 long executionStartTime = currentTimeMillisSupplier.getAsLong();
                 try {
                     if (Files.exists(path)) {
@@ -176,6 +188,7 @@ private void monitorFSHealth() {
                 }
             }
             unhealthyPaths = currentUnhealthyPaths;
+            brokenLock = false;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/fs/FsHealthServiceTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/fs/FsHealthServiceTests.java
index 04efdfdab808e..ade4e7999b797 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/fs/FsHealthServiceTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/fs/FsHealthServiceTests.java
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
 import java.nio.file.FileSystem;
-import java.nio.file.OpenOption;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.OpenOption;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -231,6 +231,36 @@ public void testFailsHealthOnSinglePathWriteFailure() throws IOException {
         }
     }
 
+    public void testFailsHealthOnUnexpectedLockFileSize() throws IOException {
+        FileSystem fileSystem = PathUtils.getDefaultFileSystem();
+        final Settings settings = Settings.EMPTY;
+        TestThreadPool testThreadPool = new TestThreadPool(getClass().getName(), settings);
+        FileSystemUnexpectedLockFileSizeProvider unexpectedLockFileSizeFileSystemProvider = new FileSystemUnexpectedLockFileSizeProvider(
+            fileSystem, 1, testThreadPool);
+        fileSystem = unexpectedLockFileSizeFileSystemProvider.getFileSystem(null);
+        PathUtilsForTesting.installMock(fileSystem);
+        final ClusterSettings clusterSettings = new ClusterSettings(Settings.EMPTY, ClusterSettings.BUILT_IN_CLUSTER_SETTINGS);
+        try (NodeEnvironment env = newNodeEnvironment()) {
+            FsHealthService fsHealthService = new FsHealthService(settings, clusterSettings, testThreadPool, env);
+            fsHealthService.new FsHealthMonitor().run();
+            assertEquals(HEALTHY, fsHealthService.getHealth().getStatus());
+            assertEquals("health check passed", fsHealthService.getHealth().getInfo());
+
+            // enabling unexpected file size injection
+            unexpectedLockFileSizeFileSystemProvider.injectUnexpectedFileSize.set(true);
+
+            fsHealthService = new FsHealthService(settings, clusterSettings, testThreadPool, env);
+            fsHealthService.new FsHealthMonitor().run();
+            assertEquals(UNHEALTHY, fsHealthService.getHealth().getStatus());
+            assertThat(fsHealthService.getHealth().getInfo(), is("health check failed due to broken node lock"));
+            assertEquals(1, unexpectedLockFileSizeFileSystemProvider.getInjectedPathCount());
+        } finally {
+            unexpectedLockFileSizeFileSystemProvider.injectUnexpectedFileSize.set(false);
+            PathUtilsForTesting.teardown();
+            ThreadPool.terminate(testThreadPool, 500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        }
+    }
+
     private static class FileSystemIOExceptionProvider extends FilterFileSystemProvider {
 
         AtomicBoolean injectIOException = new AtomicBoolean();
@@ -254,7 +284,8 @@ public int getInjectedPathCount(){
         public OutputStream newOutputStream(Path path, OpenOption... options) throws IOException {
             if (injectIOException.get()){
                 assert pathPrefix != null : "must set pathPrefix before starting disruptions";
-                if (path.toString().startsWith(pathPrefix) && path.toString().endsWith(".es_temp_file")) {
+                if (path.toString().startsWith(pathPrefix) && path.toString().
+                    endsWith(FsHealthService.FsHealthMonitor.TEMP_FILE_NAME)) {
                     injectedPaths.incrementAndGet();
                     throw new IOException("fake IOException");
                 }
@@ -289,7 +320,8 @@ public FileChannel newFileChannel(Path path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options,
                 public void force(boolean metaData) throws IOException {
                     if (injectIOException.get()) {
                         assert pathPrefix != null : "must set pathPrefix before starting disruptions";
-                        if (path.toString().startsWith(pathPrefix) && path.toString().endsWith(".es_temp_file")) {
+                        if (path.toString().startsWith(pathPrefix) && path.toString().
+                            endsWith(FsHealthService.FsHealthMonitor.TEMP_FILE_NAME)) {
                             injectedPaths.incrementAndGet();
                             throw new IOException("fake IOException");
                         }
@@ -341,4 +373,39 @@ public void force(boolean metaData) throws IOException {
             };
         }
     }
+
+    private static class FileSystemUnexpectedLockFileSizeProvider extends FilterFileSystemProvider {
+
+        AtomicBoolean injectUnexpectedFileSize = new AtomicBoolean();
+        AtomicInteger injectedPaths = new AtomicInteger();
+
+        private final long size;
+        private final ThreadPool threadPool;
+
+        FileSystemUnexpectedLockFileSizeProvider(FileSystem inner, long size, ThreadPool threadPool) {
+            super("disrupt_fs_health://", inner);
+            this.size = size;
+            this.threadPool = threadPool;
+        }
+
+        public int getInjectedPathCount(){
+            return injectedPaths.get();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public FileChannel newFileChannel(Path path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options, FileAttribute<?>... attrs) throws IOException {
+            return new FilterFileChannel(super.newFileChannel(path, options, attrs)) {
+                @Override
+                public long size() throws IOException {
+                    if (injectUnexpectedFileSize.get()) {
+                        if (path.getFileName().toString().equals(NodeEnvironment.NODE_LOCK_FILENAME)) {
+                            injectedPaths.incrementAndGet();
+                            return size;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return super.size();
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
 }